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Trying a Japanese Gaba Oolong for the first time

In previous years I have had the chance to try a handful of gaba oolongs, however all of those oolongs have been from Taiwan. So when I came across this Japanese gaba oolong from Kanes tea on the Yunomi Website, I knew I had to try it and see how it compared to the Taiwanese…
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Nio Teas – Premium Matcha Chiran | Review & Art Pairing

I only ever have one tin / bag of matcha open at a time, to ensure that I am sipping through the matcha I have while it is at it’s best and to enable me to focus everything each one has to offer, collating detailed notes and experimenting with matcha to water ratio, water temperature…
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Land Of Fire – TeaPro (UK) | Review

We’ve found ourselves back at Matcha Monday again & this week I want to introduce you all to TeaPro (UK) and their Land of Fire – Matcha. This is a ceremonial grade matcha from the “Land of Fire” aka Kyushu Island, which is the southernmost and most volcanic Island of Japan. The green leaves for…
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Trying a competition grade Nagareboshi Temomicha for the first time

I am always on the look out for new teas to try and when I saw that this Competition Grade Nagareboshi Temomicha was available via Yunomi, I knew that I had to experience it for myself as I have only ever had a handful of competition grade teas in the past, but each one has…
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Nio Teas – Kyoto Matcha Masudaen | Review

This Matcha Monday, I want to introduce you Nio Teas & their Kyoto Matcha Masudaen. This matcha is carefully crafted using a blend of three cultivars: Yabukita, Sayamakaori, and Okumidori. It is cultivated by Mr. Masuda, a skilled tea farmer from Shizuoka who oversees a substantial tea field. In addition to this matcha, he also…